Saturday July 15, 1978
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Final results of the 1978 British Open


Tournament held at Old Course at St. Andrews (St. Andrews, Scotland) from July 12, 1978 to July 15, 1978     (Par 72)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Simon Owen70756771-5283$13,894
2Hubert Green78706776+3291$1,001
3Nick Job73756873+1289$1,805
4Jack Nicklaus71726969-7281$23,750
5Peter Oosterhuis72706973-4284$9,500
6John Schroeder74697072-3285$7,481
6Nick Faldo71727072-3285$7,481
8Tom Watson73687076-1287$4,560
9David Graham73747076+5293$770
10Ray Floyd69757168-5283$13,894
11Dale Hayes74707171-2286$5,732
12Guy Hunt71737173Even288$3,040
13Jack Newton69767174+2290$1,302
14Ken Brown73727176+4292$855
15Guy Wolstenholme73747175+5293$770
16Tom Kite72697270-5283$13,894
17Tom Weiskopf69727275Even288$3,040
18Carl Mason70747274+2290$1,302
18Peter Thomson72707276+2290$1,302
20Tienie Britz73747272+3291$1,001
21Bob Charles72767275+7295$646
22Ben Crenshaw70697371-5283$13,894
23Isao Aoki68717373-3285$7,481
24Lee Trevino75727371+3291$1,001
25Howard Clark70757376+6294$703
26Neil Coles71737378+7295$646
27Rodger Davis73727378+8296$580
28Bob Shearer71697471-3285$7,481
29Orville Moody73697470-2286$5,732
30Bob Byman72697473Even288$3,040
31Greg Norman72737472+3291$1,001
32Nick Price74737472+5293$770
33Manuel Ballesteros73717476+6294$703
33Mike Mill70747476+6294$0
35David Good75737474+8296$580
36Mike Cahill71727568-2286$5,732
37Mark Hayes70757567-1287$4,560
37Jumbo Ozaki72697571-1287$4,560
39Brian Barnes71747572+4292$855
39Arnold Palmer71717575+4292$855
41Michael Krantz75727571+5293$770
42Allan Brodie73727575+7295$0
43Bill Longmuir75717575+8296$580
44Peter Butler71747577+9297$570
45Geoffrey Godwin74737576+10298$0
46Peter Dawson75727577+11299$570
47Tommy Nakajima70717671Even288$3,040
47Seve Ballesteros69707673Even288$3,040
49Bernard Gallacher72717670+1289$1,805
50Hale Irwin75717668+2290$1,302
50Antonio Garrido73717670+2290$1,302
52Gary Player74717671+4292$855
53Peter McEvoy71747672+5293$0
54Francisco Abreu73737672+6294$703
55Rocky Thompson73737674+8296$580
55Vaughan Somers72727676+8296$580
57Bob Wynn73727677+10298$570
58Ewen Murray76707678+12300$570
59John Morgan74687772+3291$1,001
60John Bland72737774+8296$580
60Simon Hobday73717775+8296$580
62Garry Cullen73677973+4292$855
63Andy Bean73707973+7295$646


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Craig Defoy767300+5149$0
Eamonn Darcy787100+5149$0
Lanny Wadkins767300+5149$0
Liam Higgins757400+5149$0
Peter Townsend737600+5149$0
Peter Tupling767300+5149$0
Tony Jacklin757400+5149$0
Bill Lockie797100+6150$0
Christy O'Connor767400+6150$0
Ed Sneed757500+6150$0
Graham Marsh737700+6150$0
Ian Stanley737700+6150$0
Jim Farmer767400+6150$0
John Fourie777300+6150$0
Johnny Miller737700+6150$0
Malcolm Gregson777300+6150$0
Massy Kuramoto727800+6150$0
Roberto De Vicenzo787200+6150$0
Sandy Lyle727800+6150$0
Vincent Hood737700+6150$0
Bernhard Langer787300+7151$0
Clive Tucker767500+7151$0
David Jagger767500+7151$0
Peter Cowen767500+7151$0
Philip Elson787300+7151$0
Robin Fyfe757600+7151$0
Angel Gallardo747800+8152$0
Bill Kratzert767600+8152$0
Butch Baird787400+8152$0
David Vaughan747800+8152$0
Joe Jimenez777500+8152$0
Malcolm Lewis747800+8152$0
Alastair Webster817200+9153$0
Jeff Thomsen767700+9153$0
Michael King817200+9153$0
Tommy Horton797500+10154$0
Mike Ingham758000+11155$0
Peter Berry797600+11155$0
Dave Brownlee807600+12156$0
Peter Wilcock777900+12156$0
Andrew Chandler807700+13157$0
Stewart Ginn778000+13157$0
Teruo Sugihara847300+13157$0
David Russell827600+14158$0
Grant Turner778100+14158$0
Kel Nagle768300+15159$0
Bobby Locke838000+19163$0
John Johnson818200+19163$0
Baldovino Dassu7177750+7223$0
Brian Huggett7177750+7223$0
Denis Durnian7374760+7223$0
Florentino Molina7672750+7223$0
Manuel Pinero7272790+7223$0
Martin Poxon7571770+7223$0
Noel Hunt7374760+7223$0
Noel Ratcliffe7272790+7223$0
Doug McClelland7671770+8224$0
George Burns7371800+8224$0
Mark James7474760+8224$0
Sam Torrance7175780+8224$0
Hugh Baiocchi7375770+9225$0
Vince Baker7375770+9225$0
David Dunk7472800+10226$0
David Jones7272820+10226$0
WDJerry Pate7672740+6222$0

Scores through round 3 of the 1978 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open


Tournament held at Oakwood Country Club (Coal Valley, IL) from July 13, 1978 to July 16, 1978     (Par 71)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1John Lister716965-8205$3,600
2Bobby Walzel706866-9204$4,875
3Dave Eichelberger707066-7206$4,875
4Fred Marti666767-13200$17,100
5D.A. Weibring676967-10203$7,950
6Barney Thompson707067-6207$2,850
6Greg Powers687267-6207$1,215
8Carlton White736867-5208$1,215
9Bob Zender707267-4209$3,600
9Jim Jamieson717167-4209$975
11Victor Regalado676468-14199$30,000
12Howard Twitty696768-9204$1,950
13Jim Chancey697068-6207$1,950
13Dave Stockton736668-6207$1,950
15Jeff Mitchell736768-5208$1,950
15Tom Storey707068-5208$975
17Bob Shaw717168-3210$570
17Forrest Fezler736968-3210$349
19Calvin Peete746968-2211$570
19Doug Tewell727168-2211$315
21Bob Murphy706769-7206$3,600
22Bob Eastwood746569-5208$3,600
23Bob Mann726969-3210$776
23Jim Nelford717069-3210$776
25Lonnie Nielsen697369-2211$406
26Gary Ostrega746969-1212$570
26Ed Byman717269-1212$259
26Gary McCord717269-1212$0
26Craig Stadler737069-1212$0
30Jack Renner676670-10203$7,950
31Terry Diehl686970-6207$4,875
32Frank Beard696970-5208$1,215
33Leonard Thompson716970-3210$1,215
33Dave Barr697170-3210$570
33Homero Blancas726870-3210$406
36Wayne Levi726970-2211$1,950
36Curtis Strange687370-2211$1,215
36Mike Reid677470-2211$406
39Bobby Baker707270-1212$259
40Don Brigham707370Even213$349
40Bob Lunn707370Even213$315
40Bruce Robertson717270Even213$0
43Gary Koch686971-5208$1,950
44Bob Dickson716871-3210$776
45Barry Jaeckel697171-2211$2,625
46Don Pooley707171-1212$776
46Stan Lee726971-1212$406
46Jack Spradlin736871-1212$259
49Eddie Pearce746871Even213$1,950
49David Eger727071Even213$259
49Fred Voelkel746871Even213$259
52Rex Caldwell707371+1214$406
52James Mason746971+1214$259
54Don Iverson676972-5208$7,950
55Roger Maltbie677172-3210$1,215
56Marty Fleckman726772-2211$315
57Joe Porter726872-1212$315
57Mark McCumber726872-1212$259
59Antonio Cerda697272Even213$349
60Vicente Fernandez707272+1214$259
61Randy Erskine677073-3210$776
62Frank Conner696973-2211$349
63Tom Jenkins716973Even213$315
64Bunky Henry746773+1214$570
65Jay Haas727073+2215$0
66Mike Morley666974-4209$776
67Ron Streck696974-1212$2,625
68Bob Smith706974Even213$1,215
68Keith Fergus716874Even213$570
68Cesar Sanudo716874Even213$259
71Bobby Wadkins736774+1214$406
71Mark Lye707074+1214$259
73Brad Bryant707374+4217$0
74Bill Mallon707175+3216$0
75Fuzzy Zoeller696676-2211$776
76Steve Melnyk687176+2215$0
77Rick Beck716976+3216$0
77Bobby Stroble726876+3216$0
79Artie McNickle706777+1214$975

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